Total Crime Rate
43.9 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
16.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cranes Park Avenue area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Kingston Town , and the 214th lowest crime rate of 470 local areas in Kingston upon Thames .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cranes Park Avenue (KT5 8BY) in the last 12 months was 43.9 per 1,000 residents and was 89.4% lower than the Kingston Town average (414.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (β 16.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cranes Park Avenue (KT5 8BY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Southsea Road, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sheppard Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In St Mark's & Seething Wells| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Geneva Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ardmay Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Surbiton Crescent | β |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Southsea Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Claremont Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Beaufort Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Grove Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bloomfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Geneva Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Avenue Elmers | β |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Avenue Elmers | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Hill Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheppard Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cranes Park Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Adelaide Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Adelaide Road | β |
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